About a week later than last year, the first heating asparagus was cut in week 13 at Gut Plätz in the heart of the Altmark. "Demand is still modest; in March, asparagus consumption is usually still limited," says owner Klaus Heinl, adding, "We could have harvested the first spears two weeks
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The Lane Late navel orange, which goes on the market every spring, is a late-ripening citrus variety. It is well-known because of its good taste and has less competition from the same category when it goes on the market. As the main production area of Lane Late navel orange in China, Zigui
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Agriculture in the sandy soils of the Ferrara region is already a long-established reality and may soon become a real district with an umbrella brand. read more

Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021. However, this positive trend that started during the pandemic has already been curbed by the economic crisis caused by the
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"The data on organics are merciless when compared to the general trend in fruit and vegetable consumption, but action must be taken to implement an appropriate communication campaign to help reverse the lifestyle adopted by most, which is going in the opposite direction to that indicated
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A H Worth said it is trying to minimize any job losses by redeploying people due to the challenges posed by a competitive market. A consultation process is currently ongoing across the company and the exact number of redundancies is unlikely to be known until the summer. The Holbeach Hurn based
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Mission Produce, Inc. has announced the release of its third annual sustainability report, “Finest for the Future,” which communicates the Company’s global sustainability story during fiscal year (FY) 2022.  read more

A 19th-century Irish adventurer and explorer is credited with introducing the potato to Greece shortly after it won its independence from the Ottoman Empire. read more

(Transport) packaging plays a central role in the global exchange of goods and in global supply chains. Because no goods can start their journey badly or even unpacked. It has to protect its valuable commodity while meeting the most diverse requirements - from
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The first early potatoes in the Palatinate, Bavaria and the Lower Rhine have been planted. Until the new harvest, the farms of the Bio-Kartoffel-Erzeuger e.V., an interest group of 240 farms nationwide with organic potato and onion cultivation, can once again provide sufficient domestic produce
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Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT), India's busiest public gateway, logged an all-time throughput high in the fiscal year 2022-23, which ended on 31 March, according to the latest port data obtained by Container News. read more

Last year, a total of 57,160 t of carrots were harvested in the open in Saxony-Anhalt. This was reported by the State Statistical Office on the occasion of Carrot Day on 4 April. read more

The Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV) growers recently overwhelmingly showed their support for their cooperative's proposed integration plan with BelOrta. Those growers had until the end of March to join BelOrta. The predetermined target was far exceeded: 86% have full confidence in the cooperative
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"OP Ioppì's flagship reference, which is known to insiders, is tomatoes. But there is more! We grow the main greenhouse vegetable references, such as eggplants, bell peppers, courgettes, and other crops," says Roberta Tardera, marketing manager and sales assistant of the producer organization,
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EastFruit analysts note that avocado keeps becoming more and more popular in Georgia. In 2014, the country imported only 40 tonnes – the number increased to 830 tonnes in 2022, and the annual import value exceeded $1 million for the first time. Import statistics for the first two months
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Companies such as Google, Netflix and Tesla have shown interest in a model that is still in development. Just reading the names of these three giants together will make the reader wonder, what is it all about? But first it is necessary to contextualise. read more

Pink Lady Europe is back with its Adopt A Tree campaign in Europe after the success of last year, which saw nearly 7,000 trees sponsored, according to the association. read more

Freshfel Europe has today (3 April) released the latest edition of its Consumption Monitor, having first outlined some of the early conclusions from its findings in January. read more

Aldi, Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, is accelerating its sustainability commitments across its entire UK fresh produce supply chain through LEAF Marque certification. read more

The government has published data showing that nationwide uptake of its Healthy Start Scheme is currently at 64 per cent, falling short of the NHS target of 75 per cent set for March 2023, reports The Food Foundation. read more